American director Sam French on the set of his short film, Buzkashi Boys, which was filmed in Afghanistan. David Gill/Courtesy of Afghan Film Project hide caption

Betty Aragon (center), an Obama supporter, says she thinks Latinos support Democrats because of the party's position on immigration issues. Becky Lettenberger/NPR hide caption

In Emma Thompson's new book, Peter Rabbit decides he needs a change of scene to cure his mopey mood. Eleanor Taylor/Penguin Young Readers Group hide caption

Moderator Jim Lehrer gestures before the presidential debate at the University of Denver last week. Moderators must finagle answers out of sometimes-dodgy politicians and keep control, all without seeming to get in the way. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

Thousands of faithful Catholics carry torches in a procession in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Oct. 11, 1962, the opening day of the historic Second Vatican Council. Over a three-year period, more than 2,000 bishops from around the world issued 16 landmark documents, which championed a more inclusive, less hierarchical and open church. Girolamo Di Majo/AP hide caption

A Marine Corp F-35B Joint Strike Fighter lands at Patuxent Naval Air Station in Maryland in 2011. Analysts say that if mandatory Pentagon budget cuts are imposed next year, fewer new planes could ultimately be ordered. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption